Software Development Engineer, SRE (US Federal)

Your work days are brighter here. We’re obsessed with making hard work pay off, for our people, our customers, and the world around us. As a Fortune 500 company and a leading AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, we’re shaping the future of work so teams can reach their potential and focus on what matters most. The minute you join, you’ll feel it. Not just in the products we build, but in how we show up for each other. Our culture is rooted in integrity, empathy, and shared enthusiasm. We’re in this together, tackling big challenges with bold ideas and genuine care. We look for curious minds and courageous collaborators who bring sun-drenched optimism and drive. Whether you're building smarter solutions, supporting customers, or creating a space where everyone belongs, you’ll do meaningful work with Workmates who’ve got your back. In return, we’ll give you the trust to take risks, the tools to grow, the skills to develop and the support of a company invested in you for the long haul. So, if you want to inspire a brighter work day for everyone, including yourself, you’ve found a match in Workday, and we hope to be a match for you too.

In the DevX CDE team we have the responsibility of helping our workmates deliver quality software at pace. We care deeply about enabling our fellow engineers to safely deliver software to our customers is instrumental in our continued success. Our tools enable seamless deployments to our private cloud and public cloud platforms, as we continuously optimize and improve existing software processes and procedures. Everything we build is built to the highest standard, with a focus on security, scalability, and reliability. As Workday’s development and production environments continue to modernize, we play a key part in that evolution. This opportunity is also our biggest challenge as we scale our team to serve ever growing demand. It is also why we are once again hiring. We are a group of seasoned professionals that lean on collaboration, agile & SRE best practices. Team health and achieving a productive and sustainable work culture is important to us We strive to improve the flow of work and apply meaningful telemetry and partnerships to aid in how we respond and maintain our services. We aim to strike the right balance of continuous improvement without changing just for the sake of change. Our team is a diverse group of people passionate about supporting both the technology and teams that deliver systems used by our workmates About the Role This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native). This role will support one or more direct or indirect contracts with the U.S. Federal Government which, due to federal government security requirements, mandates that all Workday personnel working on the contracts be United States citizens (naturalized or native).  Define, design, implement, test, deploy, and maintain automation infrastructure for configuration management and service deployment Improve operational efficiency to help scale the team by automating where reasonable. Build platforms that empower application developers to interact with production in a self service manner. Build and maintain strong relationships with peers and partners to deliver results through collaboration. Respond to production monitoring: triage, fix, and resolution. Retro and act on incidents to continually improve our systems and processes. Engage in a culture of learning and innovation through hackathons, online course offerings, and employee-led special interest guilds. In time, you will be required to participate in an infrequent on-call rotation as part of the role. Be a part of Workday's people-first culture and experience the numerous benefits.

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